MOKO JUMBIE
by Vashti Anderson
Trinidad & Tobago / US / 2017

Asha is an adrift young girl living amid the ruins of a coconut plantation in rural Trinidad. Seeking her roots, she finds herself drawn to a young fisherman who shares her desire to look beyond. As their attraction deepens, she must navigate racial taboos, family disapproval, political turmoil, and mysterious hauntings from ancestral spirits.

preceded by

COAST
by Nile Saulter
Jamaica / 2013

 Patasha is called upon to make a routine delivery to a young tourist couple, but finds herself drawn into a situation that will test her morality. Meanwhile, young spear fisherman Samson also wants to make a transaction, but his is of a more sinister nature. This short film examines choices, capturing the polarity of how ugly or beautiful Jamaica can be.

• part of the New Caribbean Collective’s anthology film, Ring di Alarm!